On our last visit we had the privlidge to sit & have lunch at this dam it is well positioned on a hill & offers a great view of the dam & Vurhami River. The vegetation is a combination of riverine forest & grasslands.

Somehow I think its prime Leopard territory. We sat at the dam for 30 minutes & managed to spot a herd of Waterbuck swimming in the dam while a Crocodile just watched them swim! He was probably not hungry & decided to just laze around on the banks. Later large herds of Kudu, Wildebeest & Impala showed up for their drinks. There was also an aggressive fight between 2 Baboon large dominant males.

I believe that there is a resident leopard who is frequently seen both on and under the road bridge. Billie has seen him often and when the sunset drive stops for drinks he warns folk to not go beyond the bridge when stretching their legs!

I see no one has commented on this dam for over a year now! In december 2006 we had one of the best sightings of lion here that we've ever had. The adults were lieing on the tar road causing a traffic jam and not just because it was a lion sighting, but because they had blocked the road and you couldn't get around them. All the "teenagers "and cubs mere lying on a sand bank in the ruiver bed just below the dam wall If memory serves correctly there were 12 lion in all. Also saw elephant , Kudu waterbuck etc there on that trip In June last year this dam was completly dry and just 3 weeks ago there was not a drop of water there. This is sad as we had always seen a lot of game at this site. I hope that at smoe stage water will return to this lovely viewing spot

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